japan:tokyo_hiking

Tokyo, hiking daytrips
丹沢山系/Tanzawa mountains
箱根地域/Hakone area
奥多摩/Okutama area
West of Tokyo
North of Tokyo
area south-east of Mnt.Fuji

Tokyo, hiking daytrips

trip ideas:
- yamaquest – I like this site most.
- https://retrip.jp/articles/12934/
- https://yamahack.com/472
- https://www.navitime.co.jp/category/0706001/13/
ideas for further trips which have seen some research already
- https://www.komoot.com/discover has ideas
- Jinbasan area
  - https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2021/05/day-trips-tokyo-hiking-ogiyama-momokurasan/
  - Tokyo → Torisawa Station, climb Ogiyama, climb Momokurasan, down to Saruhashi Station (猿橋駅)
  - 滝子山
- Hakone area
  - http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/yaguradake-870/591.html
    - start at 矢倉沢バス停 (2h10m from home)
    - 矢倉岳山頂から足柄万葉公園を経て地蔵堂バス停に下るルート
    - way back: 2h30m
  - http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/kintokiyama-1212/593.html
- Okutama
  - http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/gosenyama-1405/56.html
    - start at Ozawa Substation/五日市警察署小沢駐在所, go to 御前山, go to 奥多摩駅, 7hours
  - http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/mutsuishiyama-1478/7.html
    - start at Mizune Parking Lot, go to 六ツ石山, go to 奥多摩駅, 7hours15min
  - Mount Kawanori
    - https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2019/07/tw-guide-top-6-day-hikes-tokyo/
    - Train to Okutama-station
    - bus to Mt. Kawanori mountain trailhead/川苔山登山口 (google maps has bus plan)
    - climb up to Mnt Kawanori, 2h
    - descend to Hatonosu/鳩ノ巣駅, an onsen in a hotel is nearby, and trainstation on line to Tokyo
links
- map: https://maps.gsi.go.jp

丹沢山系/Tanzawa mountains

塔ノ岳/とうのだけ/Tounodake

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a 6 hours trip, great views, and one place with “climbing down with a chains”

Nabewariyama/鍋割山

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a 5.5 hours trip, with great Udon on the mountain top

大山(Mount Ouyama, 神奈川県)

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a 4 hours/8 km trip, including temple and shrines

箱根地域/Hakone area

明神ヶ岳/Myoujingatake

visited: 20190816
http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/myojingatake-1169/594.html map
start at the Saijoji Parking Lot, Daiyucho, Minamiashigara, Kanagawa 250-0127. Planning with google maps works, for me it meant to take the train and then 2 buses. (2h30m from home for me)
right at the start, there is a nice Buddhist temple area
then go to Myoujingatake top, might take 2 or 3 hours, if you do not come off the path as I did
no stores at the top, but depending on weather nice views
then way back on the other side of the mountain to bus station 箱根登山バス宮城野営業所, takes 150min
then via bus and train back to Tokyo, took 2h30m for me
The mountain is ok, but hard to reach for me. For example 鍋割山 in the vicinity is much better to reach and has also nice views.

奥多摩/Okutama area

御嶽山/(Mnt. Mitake)/大岳山(Odake)

Click here for the details, including map
a 5h15m trip, 23km (complete Mikata station → Okutama station)

高水山/たかみずさん

from Tokyo go to 軍畑駅/Ikusabata station
route: JR軍畑駅〜高源寺〜高水山〜岩茸石山〜惣岳山〜JR御嶽駅, 3hours 45min
https://retrip.jp/articles/12934/?page=2
https://www.yamagirl.net/guide/1013/
http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/iwatakeishiyama-793/13.html

大塚山/御岳山/大岳山 trip

from Tokyo go to 古里駅(こりえき) station
course: 古里駅(こりえき) 7:30 → 9:00 大塚山(おおつかやま) → 10:00 御岳山(みたけさん) → 11:00 鍋割山(なべわりやま) → 12:00 大岳山(おおたけさん) 13:00 → 鋸山(のこぎりやま) or 海沢探勝路(うなざわたんかつろ) → 16:00 もえぎの湯 → 17:30 奥多摩駅(おくたまえき)
Near to the last train station, Okutama, there are ~4 Onsen, just right after such a day.

御前山/ごぜんやま/Gozenyama

idea from: https://retrip.jp/articles/12934/?page=2
from Tokyo, go to Oku-tama-station (奥多摩駅/おくたまえき）. Quite far, might take 2 hours.
drive with the bus 西東京バス into direction 奥多摩湖方面, get off after ~10 minutes at 境橋 station
The bus station is directly on a bridge, 35.797969, 139.078265. From the train station, the way to 御前山（ごぜんやま）starts. Bus schedule: https://www.navitime.co.jp/diagram/bus/00042103/00012276/1/ . Google maps also has the bus plans.
climbing up takes around 2hours

本仁田山/Honnitasan

click here for the trip details, including map
a 3.5-5.5 hour trip from Okutama via Honnitasan to Hatonosu station

West of Tokyo

高尾山/Takao-san

take train to Takaosanguchi(高尾山口), 60min from Shinjuku
then ropeway, or lift, or climb to Takao-san. Takao-san is not very challenging, but a nice start, and along the way there are temples and shrines. When at the top of Takao-san, one can also decide to go further: to one, two or even 3 mountains nearby. See Jinbasan notes.
There is a nice bath inside the Takaosan-guchi-trainstation.
pictures, Takaosan 2016

Jinbasan/陣馬山 white horse

click here for the trip details, including map
a great 6 hour trip, from Fujino station to Jinbasan and then Takaosan

Sekirouzan/石老山

click here for the trip details, including map
a nice 4 hours trip, seeing Sagamiko lake, climbing Sekirouzan, Onsen visit possible

North of Tokyo

Tsukuba-san/筑波山

take train to Tsukuba trainstation(つくば駅), 60min from Tokyo
then enter the shuttle bus (筑波山シャトルバス) to 筑波山神社入口(Tsukubasanjinjairiguchi), takes 36min
then either climb up (90min) or take the cablecar (5min)
from there you can eat, and visit both mountains (takes 15min to each), or walk other routes
When going down again via cablecar or by foot, there are several Onsen. 3 are part of hotels and only open for non-hotel-guests until 3pm. A small onsen exists and is free for normal customers, also after 3pm.

Tanigawadake/谷川岳

From Tokyo, take the train to Doi-station/土合駅, takes ~3hours
from there, go to 谷川土合口駅 (24min walk, or by car)
from there a ropeway and chairlift go upwards
from the plateau it takes 3 hours of walking to the top of 谷川岳. Good shoes recommended.
in case you go there by car, you can also reach the great 望郷の湯 onsen: http://www.boukyou.com/shisetsu/
links: https://www.tanigawadake-rw.com/
pictures/trip report when I was at 谷川岳

area south-east of Mnt.Fuji

Hakone
金時山(きんときやま)/Mount Ashigara/Mount Kintoki
- great view of Mt.Fuji
- Tokyo→Gotemba-station (2:15h), bus to Otome Toge bus stop, 120min until Mount Kintoki
- OR Tokyo→Ashigara station, 90min walk to Ashigara Pass (足柄峠/Ashigara-tōge), then 90 minutes walk to Mount Ashigara
- 忍野八海
  - from Tokyo train to 富士山駅, from there walk 90min to 忍野八海, or bus. The train is crowded on weekend, if possible reserve a seat.
  - If walking from 富士山駅, one can stop by at the “Fujisansaku Park”, it's on the way and nice. Navigation with Google maps worked nicely for walking directions.
  - pictures from the trip in 2016

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三浦市, a place near the sea: https://www.miura-info.ne.jp/access/
ながとろ, ちちぶ: cities in the Northwest
climbing the Fuji-san/Mount Fuji (pictures from the ascent, pictures summit)

Table of Contents

Tokyo, hiking daytrips

丹沢山系/Tanzawa mountains

塔ノ岳/とうのだけ/Tounodake

Nabewariyama/鍋割山

大山(Mount Ouyama, 神奈川県)

箱根地域/Hakone area

明神ヶ岳/Myoujingatake

奥多摩/Okutama area

御嶽山/(Mnt. Mitake)/大岳山(Odake)

高水山/たかみずさん

大塚山/御岳山/大岳山 trip

御前山/ごぜんやま/Gozenyama

本仁田山/Honnitasan

West of Tokyo

高尾山/Takao-san

Jinbasan/陣馬山 white horse

Sekirouzan/石老山

North of Tokyo

Tsukuba-san/筑波山

Tanigawadake/谷川岳

area south-east of Mnt.Fuji

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